Puabi
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Puabi was a prominent Sumerian queen or high priestess from the Early Dynastic period, best known for her richly furnished tomb discovered at the ancient city of Ur.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Puabi canonical | 1 |
| queen of Ur | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9661323 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Puabi Context triple: [Royal Tombs of Ur, associatedWithPerson, Puabi]
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A.
Nanshe
Nanshe is a Mesopotamian goddess associated primarily with social justice, divination, and the protection of the vulnerable.
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B.
Ur-Nanshe
Ur-Nanshe was an early dynastic king of the Sumerian city-state of Lagash, known for temple construction and establishing Lagash as a significant regional power.
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C.
Enheduanna
Enheduanna was an Akkadian high priestess and poet from the 23rd century BCE, widely regarded as the earliest known named author in world history.
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D.
Semiramis
Semiramis is a legendary Assyrian queen of antiquity, famed in classical and medieval tradition for her beauty, political power, and ambitious building projects.
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E.
Sin-shar-ishkun
Sin-shar-ishkun was one of the last kings of the Neo-Assyrian Empire, ruling in the late 7th century BCE during its final period of decline and collapse.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Puabi Target entity description: Puabi was a prominent Sumerian queen or high priestess from the Early Dynastic period, best known for her richly furnished tomb discovered at the ancient city of Ur.
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A.
Nanshe
Nanshe is a Mesopotamian goddess associated primarily with social justice, divination, and the protection of the vulnerable.
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B.
Ur-Nanshe
Ur-Nanshe was an early dynastic king of the Sumerian city-state of Lagash, known for temple construction and establishing Lagash as a significant regional power.
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C.
Enheduanna
Enheduanna was an Akkadian high priestess and poet from the 23rd century BCE, widely regarded as the earliest known named author in world history.
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D.
Semiramis
Semiramis is a legendary Assyrian queen of antiquity, famed in classical and medieval tradition for her beauty, political power, and ambitious building projects.
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E.
Sin-shar-ishkun
Sin-shar-ishkun was one of the last kings of the Neo-Assyrian Empire, ruling in the late 7th century BCE during its final period of decline and collapse.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sumerian person
ⓘ
high priestess ⓘ historical figure ⓘ queen ⓘ |
| archaeologicalContext | Royal Tombs of Ur ⓘ |
| associatedCity | Ur ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Royal Cemetery of Ur death pits
ⓘ
linked to:
Royal Tombs of Ur
human sacrifices in royal burials at Ur ⓘ |
| burialDesignation | tomb PG 800 ⓘ |
| burialSite |
Royal Cemetery of Ur
ⓘ
linked to:
Royal Tombs of Ur
|
| culture |
Sumerian civilization
ⓘ
linked to:
Sumer
|
| discoveredBy | Leonard Woolley ⓘ |
| discoveredIn |
Royal Cemetery excavations at Ur
ⓘ
linked to:
Royal Tombs of Ur
|
| discoveryDate | 1920s ⓘ |
| floruit | circa 2600 BCE ⓘ |
| graveGoodsInclude |
beaded cape
ⓘ
cylinder seals ⓘ gold headdress ⓘ gold, silver, and lapis lazuli vessels ⓘ lyres and musical instruments ⓘ |
| hasEvidence |
inscribed cylinder seals from her tomb
ⓘ
inscription identifying her by name and title ⓘ |
| hasNameVariant |
Pu-abi
ⓘ
Shub-Ad ⓘ Shubad ⓘ |
| knownFor |
gold and lapis lazuli jewelry
ⓘ
lavish grave goods ⓘ one of the best-preserved elite burials from ancient Mesopotamia ⓘ richly furnished tomb at Ur ⓘ |
| modernCountry | Iraq ⓘ |
| nameLanguage | Akkadian ⓘ |
| nameVariantStatus | Shubad is an obsolete reading of her name ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial | Ur ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
high priestess at Ur
ⓘ
queen of Ur ⓘ
linked to:
Puabi
|
| region | southern Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| religion | Sumerian religion ⓘ |
| residence | Ur ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| significance |
evidence for role of royal women in Early Dynastic Ur
ⓘ
key source for understanding Early Dynastic elite burial practices ⓘ |
| socialStatus |
elite
ⓘ
royalty ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Early Dynastic IIIA
ⓘ
linked to:
Early Dynastic period
Early Dynastic period ⓘ |
| title |
eresh
ⓘ
nin ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | Sumerian ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Puabi Description of subject: Puabi was a prominent Sumerian queen or high priestess from the Early Dynastic period, best known for her richly furnished tomb discovered at the ancient city of Ur.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Puabi